Predictive input system for touch and touchless displays

A method comprising:

• storing, by a user device that includes a display, zone data indicating zones of the display, wherein each zone constitutes a portion of a display area of the display, and the display is at least one of a touch display or a touchless display;
• storing, by the user device, predictive parameter data, wherein each zone of the zone data is assigned a subset of the predictive parameter data, wherein each subset of the predictive parameter data indicates at least one of a look-ahead prediction value that indicates a time period corresponding to how far in the future a predictive user input pertains, an indication of a particular prediction algorithm, or at least one value used by the particular prediction algorithm, and wherein at least two zones of the display have different values for the subsets of the predictive parameter data;
• receiving, by the user device, input data representing an actual user's input;
• determining, by the user device, the zone in which the input data is received;
• generating, by the user device, prediction data based on the input data, the zone data associated with the determined zone, and the subset of predictive parameter data associated with the determined zone, the prediction data being a prediction of future user input that extends the actual user's input on the display along a predicted line of input that extends beyond the actual user's input;
• and
• outputting, by the user device, the prediction data.

A device comprising:

• a display, wherein the display is configured to operate in at least one of a touch mode or a touchless mode;
• a predictive input system communicatively coupled to the display, wherein the predictive input system comprises:
• a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
• receive, via the display, input data representing an actual user's input;
• convert the input data into event data;
• generate prediction data representing a prediction of future user input that extends the actual user's input on the display along a predicted line of input that extends beyond the actual user's input, the prediction data based on the event data, a prediction algorithm, and a predictive step value, wherein the predictive step value indicates a time period corresponding to how far in the future the prediction of user input is made, and wherein the predictive step value is gradually increased based on an interpolation between predicted positions over a pre-determined number of events;
• perform overshoot compensation to the prediction data;
• perform de-entanglement between events based on a sign of a direction between real events associated with the user's input compared to a sign of direction between predicted events;
• perform post-smoothing;
• and
• output the prediction data.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a user device that includes a display, input data representing an actual user's input, wherein the display is at least one of a touch display or a touchless display;
• converting, by the user device, the input data into event data;
• generating, by the user device, prediction data representing a prediction of future user input that extends the actual user's input on the display along a predicted line of input that extends beyond the actual user's input, the prediction data based on the event data, a prediction algorithm, and a predictive step value, wherein the predictive step value indicates a time period corresponding to how far in the future the prediction of user input is made, and wherein the predictive step value is gradually increased based on an interpolation between predicted positions over a pre-determined number of events;
• performing, by the user device, overshoot compensation to the prediction data;
• performing, by the user device, de-entanglement between events based on a sign of a direction between real events associated with the user's input compared to a sign of direction between predicted events;
• performing, by the user device, post-smoothing;
• and
• outputting, by the user device, the prediction data.

A method comprising:

• storing, by a user device that includes a display, zone data indicating zones of the display, wherein each zone constitutes a portion of a display area of the display, and the display is at least one of a touch display or a touchless display;
• receiving, by the user device, input data representing an actual user's input;
• determining, by the user device, the zone in which the input data is received;
• selecting, by the user device, a prediction value function based on the zone;
• generating, by the user device, a prediction value based on the prediction value function;
• generating, by the user device, prediction data based on a prediction algorithm using the prediction value, the prediction data being a prediction of future user input that extends the actual user input on the display along a predicted line of input that extends beyond the actual user's input;
• and
• outputting, by the user device, the prediction data.